In the twenty-first century, magic brings out the best in people - and the worst. Tommy Talon should know. As head of a successful shadow-running team, it's the dark side of people that brings him business. This time he's hired to hunt a murderous archaeologist and and recover a magical relic. But Talon's not hunting alone. Someone else wants the artifact too - someone very powerful. And Talon and his team must outwit the world's most potent megacorporation on its own turf if they're to have any chance of returning the treasure - or any chance of returning at all...